1/4 Here some facts: Finland has a high performing health system, with remarkable good quality in both primary and hospital care. The country also achieves good health status at relatively low level of health spending (OECD).
One of last weeks highlights was meeting US colleague @NikkiHaley together with Ambassador @SimaBahous to discuss counter terrorism. @FinlandUN@JordanUN_NY working hand in hand for resolution on #UNSG global CT strategy.
Nordic 🇫🇮🇩🇰🇮🇸🇳🇴🇸🇪 embassies in Berlin 🇩🇪 paying respect to President (1994-2000), Nobel peace laureate (2008) and founder of @cmioffice Martti Ahtisaari (1937-2023).
The President of the Republic appointed six new Ambassadors as of 1 September 2023 🌍
@pirkko_pirkko to Ankara, @AnuSaarela to Baghdad, @sauerka to Berlin, @Aripmaki to Mexico City, Matti Lassila to Rome and Nina Vaskunlahti to Vienna.
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Eilinen YK-päivä herätti onnittelujen ohella kommentointia YKn tarpeellisuudesta. On koettu turhauttavaksi, että Venäjä toistuvasti blokkaa turvallisuusneuvoston Ukraina-kysymyksessä. Turhautuminen on ymmärrettävää, joskin YK:n arvostelussa kannattaa tarkistaa kritiikin kohde.1/9
Excellent exchange with my US 🇺🇸 counterpart Under Secretary (and former Nato ambassador) Victoria Nuland @UnderSecStateP on security policy developments in Northern Europe and beyond. @Ulkoministerio@FinlandinUSA@usembfinland
With its 900k-strong armed forces & trained reserves, Finland’s troops-to-citizens ratio is roughly the same as Ancient Sparta, amb. @sauerka tells #HSF2023
Joining the board of Crisis Management Initiative (CMI), top–rank peace mediation organisation founded in 2000 by President 🇫🇮 and Nobel Peace Prize Laureate Martti Ahtisaari.